Tag: staff
Transport and logistics sector Sends For Help to protect staff
There has been a sharp rise in the number of firms in the transport and logistics sector using...
New GroceryAid partnership provides innovative wellbeing support
GroceryAid has expanded its mental health support offering by creating a new partnership with Rightsteps. A new evidence-based...
New minimum wage rates start soon
New National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates come into effect from 1 April 2019....
Absenteeism ‘corrosive to employee engagement’
Staff that fail to turn up for work has long been a serious problem in local retailing, but...
Over six in 10 retail workers ‘feel lonely’
Over six in 10 people (63%) working in the retail and wholesale sectors feel always, often or sometimes...
Half of shoppers ‘better connected than staff serving them’
As technology plays an ever more central role to the lives of shoppers a new study suggests retailers...
£11.97: the real cost of the National Living Wage
A study by the University of Stirling in collaboration with the SGF has discovered that the true cost...
Businesses encouraged to treat workers fairly in extreme weather
A new charter is encouraging employers to treat workers fairly and be mindful of their safety if they...
Reality bites at Woodlands after record-breaking month
Hugely disappointingly, sales at Woodlands have fallen back to something approaching their more usual levels after our nearest...
Celebrating our most profitable month ever!
Thanks to the temporary closure of the store around the corner, Woodlands Local celebrated its most profitable month...